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{{infobox person
|name =S. Balakrishnan
|birth_date=8 November 1948
|birth_place =Chittlancherry, Palakkad district, Kerala
|death_date={{death date and age|df=yes|2019|1|17|1948|11|8}}
|occupation=composer
|years_active=1989-2011
}}
'''S. Balakrishnan''' (8 November 1948 – 17 January 2019) was an [[India]]n [[film score composer]] and [[music director]] who worked mainly in [[Malayalam cinema]]. Best known for his association with the director duo [[Siddique-Lal]], he has scored some of the all-time hit songs in late 1980s and early 1990s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/recalling-a-musical-legacy/article7328966.ece|title=Recalling a musical legacy|last=Pradeep|first=K.|date=2015-06-18|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-12-01|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/chithram-godfather-know-music-composers-behind-these-malayalam-hits-141594|date=16 January 2021|access-date=30 May 2021|work=The News Minute|author=Cris|title=‘Chithram’ to ‘Godfather’, know the music composers behind these Malayalam hits}}</ref>

==Biography==
S. Balakrishnan was born and brought up in [[Chittlancherry]] in [[Palakkad district]]. He did a bachelor's degree in Economic History from [[Coimbatore]] and later moved to [[Madras]] pursuing a career in films. He received Best Student Award in the western classical music test conducted by [[Trinity College London]] in 1975.<ref>{{Citation|last=Justin Fernandez|title=Music Director S. Balakrishnan|date=2017-11-19|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6FmsT5CD88|access-date=2018-12-01}}</ref>

His musical career began in 1975 as an assistant music director to Guna Singh and to [[Rajan–Nagendra]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Justin Fernandez|title=Music Director S. Balakrishnan|date=2017-11-19|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6FmsT5CD88|access-date=2018-12-01}}</ref> He also played the western instrument [[Recorder (musical instrument)|Recorder]] and the western [[flute]] for eminent music directors such as [[Ilayaraja]].

Under the suggestion of director and producer [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]], his film scoring career began in late 1980s with [[Siddique-Lal]]'s comedy film ''[[Ramji Rao Speaking]]'' (1989).<ref>{{Citation|last=Manorama News|title=Pattintevazhi {{!}} Story behind the song of S Balakrishnan {{!}} Manorama News|date=2016-11-02|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCcF__8Zpv4|access-date=2018-12-01}}</ref> The songs of this film were a notable success, which made Balakrishnan's route easy. Siddique-Lal signed him in all of their future ventures till ''[[Vietnam Colony]]'' (1992). He did music for 14 films including four with Siddique-Lal. His other notable films include ''[[Kilukkampetti]]'' (1991), ''[[Grihaprevesam]]'' (1992), and ''[[Ishtamanu Nooru Vattam]]'' (1996). After ''Vietnam Colony'', Balakrishnan took a break and did only rerecording for a few films. He made a comeback through East Coast Vijayan's 2011 musical romance film ''[[Mohabbath (2011 film)|Mohabbath]]''. He served as a faculty for recorder and western flute at [[KM Music Conservatory]], a music institution founded by [[A. R. Rahman]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/recalling-a-musical-legacy/article7328966.ece|title=Recalling a musical legacy|last=Pradeep|first=K.|date=2015-06-18|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-12-01|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Justin Fernandez|title=Music Director S. Balakrishnan|date=2017-11-19|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6FmsT5CD88|access-date=2018-12-01}}</ref> He died on 17 January 2019 at his home in [[Chennai]], after a long battle with [[cancer]]. He was 70 and is survived by his wife Rajalakshmi and two sons - Sreevalsan and Vimal Shankar.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/noted-music-composer-s-balakrishnan-passes-away-1.3489865 | title=Noted music composer S Balakrishnan passes away | date=17 January 2019 | publisher=Mathrubhumi | accessdate=18 September 2019 }}</ref>

==Filmography==
* ''[[Ramji Rao Speaking]]'' (1989)
* ''[[In Harihar Nagar]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Godfather (1991 film)|Godfather]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Kilukkampetti]]'' (1991)
* ''[[MGR Nagaril (1991 film)|MGR Nagaril]]'' (1991; Tamil)
*''[[Madhura Nagarilo]]'' (1991; Telugu)
* ''[[Grihaprevesam]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Mr & Mrs (1992 film)|Mr. & Mrs.]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Nakshathrakoodaram]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Vietnam Colony]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Mazhavilkoodaram]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Ishtamanu Nooru Vattam]]'' (1996)
* ''Sneha Saamraajyam (Punnaaram Kuyil)'' (1999)
* ''[[Varavaay]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Akashathile Paravakal]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Mayakazhcha]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Mohabbath (2011 film)|Mohabbath]]'' (2011)

==References==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110119222531/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=8245555&programId=1073752864&channelId=-1073751205&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=4 S. Balakrishnan touch again]. ''[[Malayala Manorama]]''. (In [[Malayalam]]). Retrieved 2011-02-06.
* [http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=8245555&programId=1073752864&channelId=-1073751205&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=4 S. Balakrishnan - MMDB profile]. Malayalam Movie Database. Retrieved 2011-02-06.

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=1645843|name=S. Balakrishnan}}
* [https://www.m3db.com/artists/7458 List of songs at the Malayalam Movie & Music Database]

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